State Supreme Court / Tex.

Boyles v. Kerr

Decided May 5, 1993. Thomas R. Phillips wrote the opinion for the court.

855 S.W.2d 593 · Cited 598 times

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St. Elizabeth Hospital v. Garrard · 730 S.W.2d 649
Twyman v. Twyman · 855 S.W.2d 619
Marlene F. v. Affiliated Psychiatric Medical Clinic, Inc. · 770 P.2d 278
Burgess v. Superior Court · 831 P.2d 1197
Reagan v. Vaughn · 804 S.W.2d 463
Corgan v. Muehling · 574 N.E.2d 602
Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
Freeman v. City of Pasadena · 744 S.W.2d 923
Johnson v. Ruark Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates, P.A. · 395 S.E.2d 85
Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · 616 P.2d 813
Johnson v. Supersave Markets, Inc. · 686 P.2d 209
Pat H. Foley & Company v. Wyatt · 442 S.W.2d 904
James v. Lieb · 375 N.W.2d 109
Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Sterling · 822 S.W.2d 1
Burk Royalty Co. v. Walls · 616 S.W.2d 911
Thing v. La Chusa · 771 P.2d 814
Billings v. Atkinson · 489 S.W.2d 858
Burrows v. Superior Court · 529 P.2d 590
Moore v. Lillebo · 722 S.W.2d 683
Battalla v. State · 10 N.Y.2d 237
Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. v. Williamson · 785 S.W.2d 905
Greater Houston Transportation Co. v. Phillips · 801 S.W.2d 523
El Chico Corp. v. Poole · 732 S.W.2d 306
Paugh v. Hanks · 6 Ohio St. 3d 72
Payton v. Abbott Labs · 437 N.E.2d 171

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